RN​/Registered Nurse​/Nurse Navigator - Stroke Center - Harborview

Job Description

Harborview Medical Center’s Stroke Center has an outstanding opportunity for a Registered Nurse (RN) – Nurse Navigator.

• Full-time, 100% FTE, 40 hours per week

• Days, M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Harborview Medical Center is a Joint Commission-certified and Washington State-designated Level I Comprehensive Stroke Center
, providing high-acuity, evidence-based care to stroke patients across the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).

Our multidisciplinary team is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and access to care through cutting-edge interventions, regional partnerships, telestroke outreach, and robust post-discharge coordination.

Our multidisciplinary team of the stroke center is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in stroke care, innovation, and health equity—delivering coordinated, person-centered services across the care continuum through inpatient, outpatient, and Telestroke partnerships.

The Stroke RN Navigator plays a vital role in patient and family education, complex care coordination, and clinical collaboration throughout the continuum of stroke care—from admission through discharge and outpatient follow-up.

The Stroke RN Navigator plays a critical role within the Comprehensive Stroke Center s role reports directly to the Stroke Program Manager/Director and works in close collaboration with:

• Neurologists, neurosurgeons, hospitalists, and stroke fellows/residents

• Care management, social work, and therapy services

• Outpatient stroke and neurology clinics

• Telestroke and WWAMI regional referral partners and local providers

• Deliver individualized, in-person stroke education at the bedside

• Reinforce understanding of diagnosis, medications, stroke warning signs, and lifestyle modifications

• Support family engagement and caregiver readiness throughout the hospitalization

• Identify patients through daily census and discharge reports

• Conduct chart reviews for patients admitted within the last 12–72 hours

• Attend and participate in interdisciplinary discharge rounds

• Collaborate in person with medical teams, care management, and therapy to facilitate safe, timely discharges

• Coordinate services with the Comprehensive Care Nurses (CCN), Care Assurance Team (CAT), and external partners as needed

• Perform outreach calls to discharged patients to ensure successful transitions

• Coordinate follow-up appointments with primary care and specialty providers

• Facilitate post-discharge imaging, lab work, or therapy services at HMC or local facilities

• Assist with outpatient stroke clinic referrals and care handoffs

• Attend and participate in stroke operations and performance improvement efforts as directed

• Support chart reviews, data collection, and quality audits

• Support and participate in monthly Stroke Support Group, UW Stroke Club, for survivors and families

• Help identify gaps in care, patient safety concerns, or workflow barriers and elevate to stroke leadership

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Washington

• Minimum 3 years of RN experience
  , ideally in neurology, neurosurgery, critical care, acute care, or care coordination working closely with stroke neuro patient population

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to engage with multidisciplinary providers without constant direct supervision

• Comfort with Epic EHR system, MS Office software, and other care coordination tools

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